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Vision and Other Senses

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The outermost layer of the eye
a)
conjunctiva
b)
sclera
c)
retina
d)
Choroid coat
2.

This structure is what gives your eyes their color.

a)

iris

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

pupil

3.

Sensors of the black and white shades

a)

cones

b)

conjunctiva

c)

rods

d)

schlera

4.
What is known as the "blind spot"?
a)
cornea
b)
optic disc
c)
optic nerve
d)
retina
5.
What is 4?
a)
lens
b)
optic disc
c)
cornea
d)
iris
6.
What is 5?
a)
retina
b)
cornea
c)
iris
d)
optic disc
7.
What number is the iris?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
6
8.
What number is the pupil?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
9.
What is 1?
a)
cornea
b)
pupil
c)
iris
d)
optic disc
10.

When a person looks at an image, light rays pass through the cornea, then lens and finally focus on the:

a)

Pupil

b)

Retina

c)

Optic nerve

d)

Lens

11.

The middle layer of the eye, contains blood vessels to nourish the eye:

a)

Cornea

b)

Choroid

c)

Rods

d)

Lens

12.
Photoreceptors that detect color are called..
a)
Cones
b)
Rods
c)
hair cells
d)
olfactory cells
13.

Which number indicates the cilliary body?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

d)

12

14.

Layer that lines the eye and the eyelids:

a)

Sclera

b)

Conjunctiva

c)

Retina

d)

Choroid

15.

This is a semi-solid substance (between the lens and retina) that helps maintain the eye's shape and keeps the retina in place.

a)

Aqueous Humor

b)

Choroid

c)

Vitreous Humor

d)

Sclera

16.

Which three colors of cones do we have? (more than one)

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

17.

What is the name of the spot on the retina where there are NO PHOTORECEPTORS?

a)

Fovea

b)

Blindspot

c)

Optic Chiasma

d)

Ciliary Body

18.

These create tears:

a)

Adrenal glands

b)

Tear ducts

c)

Lacrimal glands

d)

Conjunctiva

19.

#7 Refers to the part of the eye that carried visual information from the eyeball to the brain

a)

lens

b)

optic nerve

c)

retina

d)

sclera

20.

The white part of the eye made of a tough material

a)

lens

b)

sclera

c)

retina

d)

optic nerve

21.

The middle layer of the eye, of which the iris is a part, has the majority of the blood vessels in the eye. What is this layer known as?

a)

Sclera

b)

Choroid

c)

Retina

d)

Fovea

22.

The suspensory ligaments:

a)

Move the eye around in the orbit

b)

Are where light is focused on the retina

c)

"Pull" on the lens and help focus images on the retina

d)

Give your eye its color

23.

What is another, fancier name for our sense of touch?

a)

Olfactory Sense

b)

Auditory Sense

c)

Cutaneous Sense

d)

Proprioreception Sense

24.

About how many different types of chemoreceptors help us smell?

a)

~10

b)

2

c)

~1,000

d)

Eleventy BILLION!

25.

Which of the following are types of taste receptors?

a)

Sweet

b)

Salty

c)

Bitter

d)

Sour

e)

Umami

26.

Hair Cells help with which two senses?

a)

Hearing

b)

Taste

c)

Vision

d)

Balance

27.

What are special cells that respond to stimuli (information) from the environment called?

a)

Receptors

b)

Dementors

c)

Antennae

d)

Feelers

28.

Which of our senses is most closely tied to memories?

a)

Cutaneous (touch)

b)

Olfactory (smell)

c)

Taste

d)

Vision

29.

What happens in the tympanic membrane

?

a)

Sound waves are converted to vibrations.

b)

Sound waves make the tiny hairs in your ear move

c)

Carries the message to the brain

30.
What is this?
a)
Cochlea
b)
Vestibule 
c)
Semicircular Canals
31.
What is this?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Semicircular Canals
c)
Cochlea
32.
Your ear drum is also known as the:
a)
Tympanic Membrane
b)
Tempanic Membrane
c)
Timpanic Membrane
d)
Tompanic Membrane
33.
The ear has 2 main functions.  They are hearing and: 
a)
Balance
b)
Draining excess fluid
c)
Managing pressure when in elevated areas
d)
Creating cerumen
34.
The human ear receives sound waves as ________________________ and converts them to signals that are processed by the brain 
a)
electricity 
b)
vibrations 
c)
pitch 
d)
light 
35.

What part is #2?

a)

Pinna

b)

External Auditory (Ear) Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

36.

What part is #3?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Tympanic membrane (Ear Drum)

d)

Oval Window

37.

What part is #7?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

38.

What part is #9?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

39.

What part is #10?

a)

Incus/Anvil

b)

Malleus/Hammer

c)

Cochlea/Snail Shell

d)

Stapes/Stirrup

40.

What part is #12?

a)

Incus/Anvil

b)

Malleus/Hammer

c)

Cochlea/Snail Shell

d)

Stapes/Stirrup

41.

What part is #13?

a)

Incus/Anvil

b)

Malleus/Hammer

c)

Cochlea/Snail Shell

d)

Stapes/Stirrup

42.

What part is #16?

a)

Outer Ear

b)

Middle Ear

c)

Inner Ear

d)

Sub Ear

43.

The 3 bones in the ear are the...(multiple answer)

a)

malleus

b)

incus

c)

incubus

d)

stapes

44.

What is the primary cause of nearsightedness (myopia) in humans?

a)

The eyeball is too long

b)

The eyeball is too short

c)

The lens is too small

d)

The iris is the wrong color

45.

Heterochromia is a condition in humans described as:

a)

Having two different sized eyeballs s

b)

Having giant ears

c)

Having irises that are two different colors

d)

Having an inability to taste anything sweet